Work Continues Both Inside And Outside Of Historic Tivoli Theatre

New North Addition Is Top Priority For Future Construction Progress

by Michael Stanley

Staff Writer

Workers from Pritchett Brothers Construction were hard at work Monday morning on the south side exterior wall of the Tivoli Theatre in Spencer, applying a sealant to an exterior gypsum and fiberglass board. (Staff Photo) Plenty of activity was underway both inside and outside of the historic Tivoli Theatre on Monday.

After securing a long awaited design release from the State of Indiana, along with local building permits, crews from Pritchett Brothers Construction began increasing the work pace late last week.

Pritchett Brothers Construction owner and operator Joe Pritchett said crews were preparing to pour concrete walls for a new elevator pit on the northeast corner of the building and planned to take shoring for the walls out on Friday.

“We hope to dig footers on the rest of the building next Monday,” Pritchett explained. “Roofers will be in next Monday and we’re just doing a lot of miscellaneous framing and things on the inside.”

Plenty of work remains ongoing on the interior of the historic Tivoli Theatre by crews from Pritchett Brothers Construction of Judah, Indiana. (Staff Photo) Friday and Monday saw crews working on the south exterior wall of the building, owned by Owen County Preservations. Workers were installing a gypsum and fiberglass board and coating it with a sealant. Foam measuring one and a half inches thick will be placed over the sealant and covered with a stucco finish.

“Guys have started EFIS (exterior insulation and finishing system) on the south side of the building,” Pritchett noted. “The electricians and plumbers have also started work. Now that we have our permit, they’ve kind of turned us loose.”

Pritchett said the top priority for future construction is a new two-story addition to the building on the north. The first floor area will include a kitchen, men’s and women’s restrooms, a green room and an elevator accessible through a new corridor. The second floor will house office and storage space.

“Just getting this addition on the north side is priority number one right now,” he said.